I purchased a Grand Design Momentum 31g toy hauler travel trailer with a 13' garage in the rear. I am trying to find out if there is a limit on how much weight can be carried in the garage. When I was looking at toy haulers, most of them had a sticker in the garage area that specified how much weight could be carried in the garage (i.e. Max Cargo Capacity 1500 lbs). When i looked at the Momentum 31g, I noticed there was no such sticker in the garage. I asked the sales guy, service guy, technical support hotline, and Grand Design tech. support if the garage had a weight limit. NOBODY can tell me how much weight can/should be carried in the garage. Basically, the only response I get is "Subtract the UVW from the GVWR to get your cargo capacity and as long as you don't exceed the cargo capacity, and you keep the weight distributed evenly you should be fine." My concern is that this cargo capacity refers to the weight available for cargo distributed evenly throughout the trailer. In my case, i want to put 1600 lbs in the garage which is in the back. I have tried in vain to get an answer. I was hoping Grand Design would be able to give me some specs regarding weight distribution. After all, they designed and built the thing. But nope. All I got was "load your side by side in the back and take the trailer for a spin and see how it handles." That seems like a stupid, and potentially dangerous way to find out if your weight distribution is off. So, has anyone hauled a side by side in the garage area of the Momentum 31g or something similar? If so, how did it handle? Thank you.
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Originally posted by JTB View PostMy concern is that this cargo capacity refers to the weight available for cargo distributed evenly throughout the trailer. In my case, i want to put 1600 lbs in the garage which is in the back..
If you'd like to work through the process of determining what is best for your trailer, that's a process we can walk through. I don't have a Toy Hauler (obviously) but the process of weighing and evaluating a setup will apply just like it did with my 315RLTS. The variable in your situation is with/without the "toy".
Let me know if you'd like to go down this path. It will be time-consuming but you'll "know" when done that your setup is about as good as it can get without major modifications.
Howard
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Originally posted by JTB View PostI purchased a Grand Design Momentum 31g toy hauler travel trailer with a 13' garage in the rear. I am trying to find out if there is a limit on how much weight can be carried in the garage. When I was looking at toy haulers, most of them had a sticker in the garage area that specified how much weight could be carried in the garage (i.e. Max Cargo Capacity 1500 lbs). When i looked at the Momentum 31g, I noticed there was no such sticker in the garage. I asked the sales guy, service guy, technical support hotline, and Grand Design tech. support if the garage had a weight limit. NOBODY can tell me how much weight can/should be carried in the garage. Basically, the only response I get is "Subtract the UVW from the GVWR to get your cargo capacity and as long as you don't exceed the cargo capacity, and you keep the weight distributed evenly you should be fine." My concern is that this cargo capacity refers to the weight available for cargo distributed evenly throughout the trailer. In my case, i want to put 1600 lbs in the garage which is in the back. I have tried in vain to get an answer. I was hoping Grand Design would be able to give me some specs regarding weight distribution. After all, they designed and built the thing. But nope. All I got was "load your side by side in the back and take the trailer for a spin and see how it handles." That seems like a stupid, and potentially dangerous way to find out if your weight distribution is off. So, has anyone hauled a side by side in the garage area of the Momentum 31g or something similar? If so, how did it handle? Thank you.2018 Reflection 150 Series 220RK 5th whee, Star White 2022 F350 King Ranch CC Long bed (HAL) (CCC 4062lbs), B&W 25K OEM Companion,. SteadyFast system, Trailer reverse lights, rear receiver spare tire holder, storage tube, sumo springs, Victron MultiPlus 12/120/3000, Solar, Custom 6K axles upgrade, and other modifications.
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